Need another word that means the same as “fuel”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “fuel” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Fuel” are: power source, heat source, combustible, propellant, nourishment, sustenance, nutriment, nutrition, food, fodder, fire, power, charge, stoke up, supply with fuel, stimulate, boost, encourage, intensify, fortify, support, nurture
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fuel” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| combustible | A combustible substance. |
| fodder | A person or thing regarded only as material for a specific use. Young people ending up as factory fodder. |
| food | Any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment. Baby foods. |
| heat source | The presence of heat. |
| nourishment | The action of nourishing someone or something. The nourishment of our bodies and of our minds. |
| nutriment | Nourishment; sustenance. The bees reprocess the food and extract the last particle of nutriment from it. |
| nutrition | The branch of science that deals with nutrients and nutrition particularly in humans. A guide to good nutrition. |
| power source | Physical strength. |
| propellant | A substance used as a reagent in a rocket engine to provide thrust. Rocket propellants. |
| sustenance | The maintaining of someone or something in life or existence. Poor rural economies turned to potatoes for sustenance. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fuel” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| boost | Give a boost to be beneficial to. He d had his wallet boosted in a bar. |
| charge | File a formal charge against. She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance. |
| encourage | Persuade (someone) to do or continue to do something by giving support and advice. Pupils are encouraged to be creative. |
| fire | Start or maintain a fire in. Fire a bullet. |
| fortify | Enclose by or as if by a fortification. The enclave has been heavily fortified in recent years. |
| intensify | Make more intense, stronger, or more marked. The dispute began to intensify. |
| nurture | Bring up. For a long time she had nurtured the dream of buying a shop. |
| power | Supply the force or power for the functioning of. The car is powered by a fuel injected 3 0 litre engine. |
| stimulate | Act as a stimulant. The book stimulated her imagination. |
| stoke up | Stir up or tend; of a fire. |
| supply with fuel | Circulate or distribute or equip with. |
| support | Give moral or psychological support aid or courage to. The evidence supports the defendant. |
| anthracite | A hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat. A wide range of colours from anthracite to blush pink. |
| atomic | Deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy. Atomic weapons. |
| blast | Blow up or break apart (something solid) with explosives. Fowler was blasted with an air rifle. |
| burger | A sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients. A nut burger. |
| carbon | A thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance often containing carbon used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper. A bike with a carbon frame. |
| charcoal | Draw trace or represent with charcoal. Lamb grilled on charcoal. |
| coke | Convert coal into coke. Petroleum oils coke after distillation. |
| diesel | German engineer born in France who invented the diesel engine 1858 1913. A diesel locomotive. |
| electrolyte | A solution that conducts electricity. The proper amount and distribution of electrolytes in the body is essential for health. |
| extraction | The action of extracting something, especially using effort or force. The dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction. |
| gas | A state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal. It was great gas in the club last night. |
| gasoline | A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines. |
| generator | An electronic device for producing a signal voltage. He was the generator of several complaints. |
| kerosene | A flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters. |
| lamp | Hunt at night using lamps especially for rabbits. Poachers snared and lamped at night and sold their catch in the pubs. |
| lantern | The light chamber at the top of a lighthouse. The building is well lit by the ring of windows in the octagonal lantern. |
| mileage | A number of miles travelled or covered. He was getting a lot of mileage out of the mix up. |
| naphtha | Any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents. |
| nuclear | Denoting relating to or powered by the energy released in nuclear fission or fusion. A nuclear attack. |
| octane | Any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent. |
| oil | A dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons. Lightly oil the pan. |
| petrochemical | Any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas. A huge petrochemical works producing plastics. |
| petrol | A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons hexane and heptane and octane etc derived from petroleum used mainly as a fuel in internal combustion engines. Petrol fumes. |
| petroleum | A liquid mixture of hydrocarbons which is present in suitable rock strata and can be extracted and refined to produce fuels including petrol, paraffin, and diesel oil; oil. |
| polymer | A naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers. |
| reactor | A person who shows an immune response to a specific antigen or an adverse reaction to a drug or other substance. |
| reserves | Civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army. |
| solvent | A liquid, typically one other than water, used for dissolving other substances. The solvent does not change its state in forming a solution. |
| spent | Depleted of energy, force, or strength. The movement has become a spent force. |
| thermonuclear | Relating to or involving weapons in which explosive force is produced by thermonuclear reactions. Thermonuclear fusion. |
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